Book Discussion: An Excess Male: a novel by Maggie Shen King

When

31 Mar 2018

3:00 PM

Location

Turquoise Grill 3720 Northwest Loop 410 · San Antonio

It's been called the new Handmaids Tale, only it is set in China and it's from a man's point of view. From Amazon: China’s One Child Policy and its cultural preference for male heirs have created a society overrun by 40 million unmarriageable men. By the year 2030, more than twenty-five percent of men in their late thirties will not have a family of their own. An Excess Male is one such leftover man’s quest for love and family under a State that seeks to glorify its past mistakes and impose order through authoritarian measures, reinvigorated Communist ideals, and social engineering.